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17 Oct 2019

‘People died because of the response of the fire brigade’ says father of five-year-old Grenfell victim

Special Correspondent and Presenter

Last night the London Fire Brigade chief called for urgent Government research on the ‘stay put’ advice for tower block fires, after the Grenfell fire killed 72 people in June 2017.

We hear from the father of a five-year-old who died inside a stairwell of the tower.

Paulos Tekle is speaking out for the first time because he feels the London Fire Brigade is not being questioned sufficiently by the public inquiry.

Fatima Manji has this exclusive report and a warning, viewers may find some of the content of this report distressing.